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Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 191 -P2L1 : paragraph 171
• TFEU, Article 258 : paragraphs 46, 65
• TFEU, Article 279 : paragraph 54
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A16L3 : paragraph 58
• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A23BIS : paragraph 60
• TEU, Article 4 -P3 : paragraph 103
• Directive 92/43 -A01 : paragraph 2
• Directive 92/43 -A01P1LL : paragraph 214
• Directive 92/43 -A02 : paragraph 3
• Directive 92/43 -A02P2 : paragraph 106
• Directive 92/43 -A03P1 : paragraphs 4, 16
• Directive 92/43 -A04 : paragraph 5
• Directive 92/43 -A04P2L3 : paragraph 16
• Directive 92/43 -A04P4 : paragraphs 16, 207
• Directive 92/43 -A06 : paragraph 6
• Directive 92/43 -A06P1 : paragraphs 1, 16, 50, 61, 68, 81, 94, 194, 195, 201, 207, 213, 218, 221, 268
• Directive 92/43 -A06P3 : paragraphs 1, 50, 61, 68, 80, 81, 89, 92, 108, 110, 113 - 117, 121, 124, 131, 137, 151, 156, 158, 189, 190, 192, 193, 268
• Directive 92/43 -A06P4 : paragraphs 188 - 192
• Directive 92/43 -A07 : paragraphs 7, 109, 156
• Directive 92/43 -A12 : paragraphs 223, 226, 240, 252
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1 : paragraph 8
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LA : paragraphs 1, 50, 61, 68, 222, 230, 238, 268
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD : paragraphs 1, 50, 61, 68, 222, 230, 237, 238, 268
• Directive 92/43 -N1 : paragraphs 1, 26, 195
• Directive 92/43 -N1PT9 : paragraph 9
• Directive 92/43 -N1TIT91 : paragraph 9
• Directive 92/43 -N2 : paragraphs 18, 26, 195
• Directive 92/43 -N2PTA : paragraph 10
• Directive 92/43 -N4 : paragraphs 1, 268
• Directive 92/43 -N4LA : paragraphs 11, 222, 233, 237
• Decision 2008/25 : paragraph 16
• Directive 2009/147 -A01 : paragraphs 12, 240, 251, 268
• Directive 2009/147 -A04 : paragraphs 13, 208
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P1 : paragraphs 1, 16, 50, 61, 68, 194, 195, 213, 221, 268
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P2 : paragraphs 1, 16, 18, 50, 61, 68, 194, 195, 213, 221, 268
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P4 : paragraphs 109, 262
• Directive 2009/147 -A05 : paragraphs 14, 240, 251, 252
• Directive 2009/147 -A05LB : paragraphs 1, 50, 61, 68, 239, 251, 263, 266, 268
• Directive 2009/147 -A05LD : paragraphs 1, 50, 61, 68, 239, 251, 263, 266, 268
• Directive 2009/147 -N1 : paragraphs 15, 18, 26, 208, 209, 239, 254
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A60P1 : paragraph 54
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A133 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A160P2 : paragraph 54
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A160P7 : paragraph 55
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A161P1 : paragraph 58
• Directive 2013/17 : paragraph 1
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -252/85 -N9 : paragraph 252
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -113/86 -N11 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -127/02 -N53 : paragraph 148
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -239/04 -N24 : paragraph 120
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -418/04 -N153 : paragraph 209
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -418/04 -N154 : paragraph 209
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -418/04 -N46 : paragraph 208
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -507/04 -N103 : paragraph 252
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -507/04 -N339 : paragraph 252
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -236/05 -N11 : paragraph 66
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -236/05 -N12 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -304/05 -N72 : paragraph 148
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -171/08 -N25 : paragraph 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N19 : paragraph 231
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N20 : paragraph 231
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N21 : paragraph 231
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/09 -N104 : paragraph 148
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/09 -N109 : paragraph 191
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/09 -N142 : paragraph 158
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/09 -N163 : paragraph 119
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -2/10 -N40 : paragraph 154
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/10 -N115 : paragraph 137
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/10 -N137 : paragraph 188
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -192/11 -N25 : paragraph 252
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N28 : paragraph 108
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N29 : paragraph 111
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N30 : paragraph 112
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N31 : paragraph 115
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N36 : paragraph 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N38 : paragraph 107
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N39 : paragraph 116
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N40 : paragraph 117
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N41 : paragraph 118
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N43 : paragraph 119
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N44 : paragraph 114
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -433/13 -N39 : paragraph 64
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -141/14 -N76 : paragraph 262
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -399/14 -N57 : paragraph 191
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -461/14 -N71 : paragraph 109
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -461/14 -N83 : paragraph 262
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -461/14 -N92 : paragraph 109
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -243/15 -N42 : paragraph 117
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -243/15 -N43 : paragraph 106
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N36 : paragraph 107
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N38 : paragraph 218
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N43 : paragraph 108
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N44 : paragraph 111
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N45 : paragraph 112
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N46 : paragraph 115
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N47 : paragraph 116
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N50 : paragraph 114
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N51 : paragraph 113
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N53 : paragraph 118
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N60 : paragraph 189
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N62 : paragraph 190
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -488/15 -N37 : paragraph 65
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -488/15 -N43 : paragraph 67
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N42 : paragraph 120
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N57 : paragraph 113
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 : paragraph 56
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 : paragraph 60
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 : paragraph 59

Operative part

• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A06P1
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A06P3
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A12P1LA
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -N1
• Reference : Directive 92/43 -N2
• Reference : Directive 2009/147 -A01
• Reference : Directive 2009/147 -A04P1
• Reference : Directive 2009/147 -A04P2
• Reference : Directive 2009/147 -A05LB
• Reference : Directive 2009/147 -A05LD

Opinion

• TFEU - Protocol No 3 -A23BIS : point 70
  
• TFEU, Article 258 : point 57
  
• TFEU, Article 279 : point 64
  
• TEU, Article 4 -P3 : point 109
  
• Directive 79/409 : points 7, 10
  
• Directive 92/43 : point 86
  
• Directive 92/43 -06P3 : point 33
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01 : point 5
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01LE : point 140
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01LK : point 143
  
• Directive 92/43 -A01LL : point 143
  
• Directive 92/43 -A02 : point 6
  
• Directive 92/43 -A03P1 : point 7
  
• Directive 92/43 -A04P2 : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -A04P2L3 : points 8, 23
  
• Directive 92/43 -A04P4 : point 8
  
• Directive 92/43 -A04P5 : point 8
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06 : point 140
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P1 : points 1, 2, 33, 61, 74, 84, 87, 99, 113, 135 - 139, 148, 174, 178, 180
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P2 : point 141
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P3 : points 1, 2, 61, 73, 74, 81, 99, 102, 135 - 137, 139, 141, 149, 154, 156, 161, 162, 167, 170, 173, 174, 178, 180
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P3SNT1 : point 172
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P3SNT2 : points 152, 153
  
• Directive 92/43 -A06P4 : points 141, 152, 170 - 173
  
• Directive 92/43 -A07 : point 10
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12 : points 91, 93, 95
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1 : point 11
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LA : points 1, 61, 90, 118, 175, 178, 180
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LB : point 61
  
• Directive 92/43 -A12P1LD : points 1, 90, 118, 175, 178, 180
  
• Directive 92/43 -A16P1 : point 12
  
• Directive 92/43 -C1 : points 4, 134
  
• Directive 92/43 -C3 : point 4
  
• Directive 92/43 -C6 : point 4
  
• Directive 92/43 -C8 : point 134
  
• Directive 92/43 -C9 : point 134
  
• Directive 92/43 -C10 : point 4
  
• Directive 92/43 -C15 : point 4
  
• Directive 92/43 -N : point 134
  
• Directive 92/43 -N1 : points 13, 24, 34
  
• Directive 92/43 -N2 : points 14, 34
  
• Directive 92/43 -N2LB : point 25
  
• Directive 92/43 -N4 : point 14
  
• Directive 92/43 -N4LA : points 25, 90
  
• Decision 2008/25 : points 23, 134
  
• Directive 2009/147 : points 86, 134
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A01 : points 1, 16
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A02 : point 17
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A03 : point 18
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P1 : points 1, 19, 61, 84, 85, 87, 113, 136, 137, 148, 174, 178, 180
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P2 : points 1, 19, 61, 84, 85, 87, 113, 136, 137, 148, 174, 178, 180
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A04P4 : point 19
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A05 : points 20, 95
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A05LB : points 1, 61, 94, 121, 175, 178, 180
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A05LD : points 1, 61, 94, 121, 175, 178, 180
  
• Directive 2009/147 -A09 : point 21
  
• Directive 2009/147 -C6 : point 15
  
• Directive 2009/147 -C8 : point 15
  
• Directive 2009/147 -N1 : points 1, 22, 34, 85
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A53P3 : point 70
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A133 : point 70
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A160P2 : point 64
  
• Court of Justice - Rules of Procedure (2012) -A160P7 : point 65
  
• Directive 2013/17 : point 1
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -113/86 -N11 : point 131
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -236/05 -N12 : point 131
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N18 : point 91
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N19 : point 91
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N20 : point 91
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -383/09 -N21 : point 91
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/09 -N100 : point 154
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/10 -N114 : point 171
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -43/10 -N115 : point 171
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N28 : point 150
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N29 : point 151
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N36 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N37 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N38 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N39 : point 153
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N41 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N42 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N43 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -258/11 -N44 : point 154
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/12 -N20 : point 151
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/12 -N28 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/12 -N35 : point 170
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -521/12 -N37 : point 172
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N31 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N32 : point 141
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N35 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N36 : point 140
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N43 : point 150
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N44 : point 151
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N45 : point 151
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N46 : point 152
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N47 : point 153
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N50 : point 154
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N51 : points 154, 165
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N52 : point 155
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N53 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N54 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N60 : point 170
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N61 : point 171
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -387/15 -N63 : point 172
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -488/15 -N46 : point 133
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N34 : point 167
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N42 : points 81, 162
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N61 : point 161
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -142/16 -N62 : point 161
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 : point 70
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 -N118 : point 69
  
• Court of Justice - Order C -441/17 : point 66
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 20/07/2017

Date of the Opinion

• 20/02/2018

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

17/04/2018

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 200 from 11.06.2018, p.20

Application: OJ C 338 from 09.10.2017, p.9

Name of the parties

Commission v Poland (Białowieża Forest)

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Wiewiórowska-Domagalska, Aneta: Escape into Private Law as a Means to Avoid Applying EU Law - How Luxembourg is Trying to Save Puszcza Białowieska against Warsaw, Osteuropa-Recht : Gegenwartsfragen aus den Rechten des Ostens 2017 p.444-461 (EN)
2. Roset, Sébastien: Protection des habitats et des espèces, Europe 2018 Juin Comm. nº 6 p.29-30 (FR)
3. Braig, Katharina Franziska: EuGH setzt klares Zeichen gegen massive Abholzungen, Natur und Recht 2018 p.321-324 (DE)
4. Petit, Yves: La Pologne doit cesser immédiatement les opérations de gestion active dans la forêt de Bialowieska, Revue de droit rural 2018 nº 465 p.44 (FR)
5. Coutron, Laurent: La Cour de justice au secours de la forêt de Białowieska, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2018, n° 2, p. 321-330 (FR)
6. Joris, T. ; Van der Jeught, S.: Het Europees Hof van Justitie oordeelt voor het eerst dat het in een kortgedingprocedure voorlopige maatregelen kan opleggen op straffe van een dwangsom, S.E.W. : Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht 2018 p.467-468 (NL)
7. Petit, Yves: Condamnation de la Pologne pour avoir manqué aux obligations lui incombant en vertu des directives "Habitats" et "Oiseaux", Revue de droit rural 2018 nº 467 p.73-75 (FR)
8. Darpö, Jan: Bara en liten skalbagge i en polsk skog ? Om C-441/17 Biakowieźa och EU-domstolens nyfunna möjlighet att beivra domstolstrots, Europarättslig tidskrift 2018 nº 4 p.687-694 (SV)
9. Krämer, Ludwig: Injunctive Relief in Environmental Matters, Journal for European Environmental & Planning Law 2018 Vol.15 N°2 p.259-267 (EN)
10. Zawodziński, Konrad: ZARZĄDZENIE ŚRODKÓW TYMCZASOWYCH W SPRAWIE ZE SKARGI KOMISJI EUROPEJSKIEJ DOTYCZĄCEJ PUSZCZY BIAŁOWIESKIEJ - GLOSA DO POSTANOWIENIA TRYBUNAŁU SPRAWIEDLIWOŚCI UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ Z 20.11.2017 R., C-441/17 R KOMISJA P. POLSCE, Palestra: Pismo Adwokatury Polskiej 2019 Vol.1-2 p.143-151 (PL)
11. Wennerås, Pål: Saving a forest and the rule of law: Commission v. Poland, Common Market Law Review 2019 Vol.56 N°2 p.541- 558 (EN)
12. Przemyslaw, Tacik: Poland's Defiance Against the CJEU in the Puszcza Bialowieska Case (C-441/17), The Eurosceptic Challenge (HART) 2019 p.67-86 (EN)
13. Thieffry, Patrick: X. Environnement - Cour de justice, gde ch., 17 avril 2018, Commission c/ Pologne, aff. C-441/17, ECLI:EU:C:2018:255, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2018. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2019, p. 400-407 (FR)
14. Gaudin, Hélène: 74. Mesures provisoires - Préjudice grave et irréparable - Procédure accélérée - Injonction à l'État – Astreinte. CJUE, gr. ch., ord., 20 nov. 2017, n° C-441/17 R, Commission c/ Pologne, Les grands arrêts de la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne. Droit constitutionnel et institutionnel de l'Union européenne (Dalloz, 2e édition) 2023, p. 1144-1152 (FR)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Information not available

Subject-matter

• Environment
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Action for a declaration of failure to fulfil obligations : application granted
  

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Regan

Advocate General

Bot

Language(s) of the Case

• Polish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• French